Howard Ross Rohman

Military

Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Injured in B-17 42-97184 'Lady Godiva' crash landed on edge of field, Ludbrook Farm, Ermington, Devon 26-Aug-44 Returned to Duty (RTD).



Awards: AM, PH (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A crashed B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97184) of the 388th Bomb Group at Honington, 12 June 1944. Official caption on image: "ISAD 12 June 1944 - 1456 (Crash Landing, B-17G, 42-97184, Honington)."
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lady Godiva
  • Unit: 1st Strategic Air Depot 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Vici, Oklahoma 27 March 1921 Son of Roy P and Johnnie Rohman.

Enlisted

Shafter-Minter Field-Mit, 201 Aviation St, Shafter, CA 93263, USA 7 May 1942 Minter Field Bakersfield, CA

Other

Survived crash landing

Ermington, Ivybridge PL21, UK 26 August 1944 Injured in B-17 42-97184 'Lady Godiva' crash landed on edge of field, Ludbrook Farm, Ermington, Devon 26-Aug-44 Returned to Duty (RTD).

Other

Discharged USAAF.

3 December 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

5 December 1952

Based

Knettishall Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Lake City, FL 32055, USA Memorial Cemetery Lake City, Columbia County, FL